Method of making a fitted kit

ABSTRACT

A fitted kit suitable for use in the manner of a handbag is arranged for carrying small cosmetic items, accessories and the like. A cover member is foldable to provide a handbag-like shape and when opened, one side of the cover member presents holding elements for receiving individual accessories. Further, the cover member forms an envelope closed along one side by a zipper into which certain items can be placed. The cover member is provided with snap fasteners so that it can be held in the folded closed condition and additional snap fasteners can be formed on its outer surface in the folded condition for securing another envelope-shaped member. The envelope-shaped member secured to the folded cover member has resilient retainer members within its interior for holding cosmetic items in position. When fastened together, the two items form a handbag-like unit or, if preferred, they can be separated and carried as individual members. The cover member can be formed of a handknitted material folded to provide pockets for the small cosmetic items and accessories. A knitted flap can be formed on the cover member to provide a closure flap when it is folded.

States Patent 1 METHOD OF MAKING A FITTED KIT Dorothy Leahy, 5 PinehurstAve., New York, NY. 10033 [22] Filed: May 8, 1974 [21] Appl. No.:468,287

Related US. Application Data [62] Division of Ser. No. 304,607, Nov. 8,1972, Pat. No.

[76] Inventor:

[52] US. Cl. 29/428 [51] Int. Cl. B21D 39/03; B23P 11/00 [58] Field ofSearch 29/428, 469; 150/34, 35, 150/28 R, 52 R, 52 C, 38

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 36,710 10/1862 Hamlin 150/52C X 45,819 1/1865 Dubber 150/38 398,669 2/1889 Starkey 150/52 C UX847,254 3/1907 Jackson 150/52 C 1,286,104 11/1918 Reichmuth.. 150/52 R1,733,825 10/1929 Rosenthal 150/28 R 2,746,504 5/1956 Powell 150/383,696,850 10/1972 Rosenblum 150/35 X FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 38710/1902 United Kingdom 150/52 C 316,085 7/1929 United Kingdom 150/34Primary Examiner-Charlie T. Moon Attorney, Agem,'or Firm-Toren, McGeadyand Stanger 1 ABSTRACT A fitted kit suitable for use in the manner of ahandbag is arranged for carrying small cosmetic items, accessories andthe like. A cover member is foldable to provide a handbag-like shape andwhen opened, one side of the cover member presents holding elements forreceiving individual accessories. Further, the cover member forms anenvelope closed along one side by a zipper into which certain items canbe placed. The cover member is provided with snap fasteners so that itcan be held in the folded closed condition and additional snap fastenerscan be formed on its outer surface in the folded condition for securinganother envelope-shaped member. The envelope-shaped member secured tothe folded cover member has resilient retainer members within itsinterior for holding cosmetic items in position. When fastened together,the two items form a handbag-like unit or, if preferred, they can beseparated and carried as individual members. The cover member can beformed of a handknitted material folded to provide pockets for the smallcosmetic items and accessories. A knitted flap can be formed on thecover member to provide a closure flap when it is folded.

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sum 1 o 2 PATENTEU SEP 1- 6 I975 SHEET 2 BF 2 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention is directed to afitted carrying kit and, moreparticularly, it concerns a foldable carrying kit for holding cosmeticitems, accessories'and the like, which is suitable for carrying in themanner of a handbag.

In the past some womens handbags have had comcompact and efficientarrangement which can be easily and unobtrusively hand-carried.

Therefore, the primary object of the present invention is to provide ahand-carryable fitted kit for cosmetic items, accessoriesand the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide separate carrying kitswhich can be fastened together as a single unit or separated forindividual use.

Still another object of the present invention is to afford a;method forforming the fitted kit from a handknitted cover member.

In accordance with the present invention, a fitted carrying kit forcosmetic items, accessories and the like is formed of a cover memberwhich can be folded over upon itself to form a compacthand-carryablemember. On one side of :the cover member, holders are provided toreceive cosmetic items and accessories and when the cover member isfolded, the items held are covered and the kit can be secured in aclosed condition. Fastener members can be provided on the outer surfaceof the cover member when it is folded in the closed condition forattaching a similarly shaped but smaller carrying kit to the covermember. The smaller carrying kit has an envelope-like shape with itsinterior provided with resilient retainer bands forming holders forcosmetic items.

The cover member for the larger carrying kit can be formed fromhandcrocheted or knitted pieces of material. A rectangular shaped pieceof material is folded over along two opposite sides so that pockets canbe formed by securing the folded over portions to the remaining portionat spaced intervals. The folded over piece of material can then befolded in the manner of the carrying kit described above and a flapcrocheted or knitted of the same material can be attached to it forproviding a closure flap for the kit in its folded condition.

The various features of novelty which characterize the invention arepointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming apart of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention,its operating advantages and specific objects attained by its use,reference should be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptivematter in which there are illustrated and described preferredembodiments of the invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pairof attached carrying kits, in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view of one of the carrying kits shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a view of one side of the kit shown in FIG. 2 in the open orunfolded condition;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the opposite side of the carrying kitfrom that shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the other carrying kit shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the carrying kit shown in FIG. 5 withits closure flap in the opened position;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 8 is a view of handcrocheted or handknitted material arranged to beformed into the carrying kit shown in FIG. 7; and

FIG. 9 is a view of the material shown in FIG. 8 folded to form holdingpockets and illustrating the opened or unfolded condition of thecarrying kit shown in FIG. 7.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION In FIG. 1 a larger fitted carryingkit 2 and a smaller fitted carrying kit 4 are connected together as asingle handbag unit. For convenience, however, the two carrying kits 2,4 can be separated from one another and used as individual handbagmembers.

In FIG. 2 the larger fitted carrying kit 2 is shown in its normal foldedcarrying condition. The carrying kit 2 is formed of a cover member 6having a first or inner surface 8, note FIG. 3, and a second or outersurface 10, note FIG. 4. The inner surface 8 and the outer surface 10are joined together to form a pocket or pouch 12 with a zipper 14provided along one side of the carrying kit for providing access to thepocket 12. The pocket 12 can be lined with a water-proof material sothat face cloths and similar items can be stored in the pocket.

As can be seen in FIG. 1, in the folded condition, the cover member 6has three sections 6a, 6b and 60. These sections each extend forapproximately one third of the length of the cover member 6, note thedotted fold lines 16 in FIG. 3. Section 6b of the cover member 6 isprovided with a strip of resilient band 18 fixed to the cover member atspaced positions to provide a series of loops 18a extending across thecover member into which cosmetic items or accessories can be fitted andsecured such as shown by the items indicated in dotted lines.

The cover member is formed of a flexible material so that it can befolded and any number of different types of materials can be used. Whenthe carrying kit is being used as a make-up accessory, it is in theopened condition indicated in FIG. 3. Though the items are shown heldonly on the middle section 6b of the cover.memher, it can be appreciatedthat other items could also be held on the sections 6a and 60. When notin use, the cover member 6 can be folded up so that its first or innersurface 8 is located inwardly and its second or outer surface 10 facesoutwardly. To secure the carrying kit 2 in the closed or foldedcondition snap fasteners are provided along side edges of the covermember on the inner and outer surfaces for engagement when the carryingkit 2 is folded as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. In addition to the snapfasteners 20, other snap fasteners 22 are attached to the outsidesurface of the cover member for engagement with similar snap fasteners24 fixed to the outside surface of the smaller carrying kit 4. In FIG.5, it can be noted that the snap fasteners 24 are shown in dotted lineson the rear surface of the kit, that is the opposite side from the flap26. In FIG. 6 the flap 26 is shown opened revealing the interior of thecarrying kit which has an envelope-like shape in the manner of a smallflap-closed handbag. Resilient bands 28 are secured to the interior ofthe envelope-shaped carrying kit 6 to provide holder means for cosmeticitems such as indicated in dotted lines in the drawing. Further, azipper 30 is located in the front face or side of the kit 4 closing apocket within the kit. This pocket can be used for loose items such aschange or paper currency and the like. A chain 32 is attached at one endto the inside of the carrying kit and at its other end a change or tokencarrier 34 is provided which can be removed from the carrying kit but isattached to it to prevent loss. The snap fasteners 36 are provided onthe flap and on the front face of the carrying kit 6 for securing theflap when access to the interior of the kit is not required. Thematerial of the smaller carrying kit 4 is generally the same as that ofthe larger carrying kit to provide a coordinated unit.

In FIGS. 7 to 9another embodiment of the carrying kit 2 is shown whichcan be formed by handcrocheting or handknitting a cover member 40. Thematerials for handcrocheting or hand-knitting the cover member could bepurchased in kit form and made according to instructions contained inthe kit. First, two rectangularly shaped members 42, 44 are formed withthe member 42 being considerably larger than the member 44. The member42 has two pair of oppositely disposed sides 46, 46 and 48, 48 withsides 46, 46 being longer than sides 48, 48. Two portions of the member42 each extending along one of its sides 46 are folded over onto thesame side of the member and the folded over portions 50, 50 are securedto the remainder of the member 42 at spaced positions along their lengthfor forming pockets 52 into which cosmetic items and accessorics can befitted, note the dotted lines in FIG. 9 indicating the various pocketsand the dotted showing of cosmetic items or accessories within thesepockets.

The member 44 is attached along one of the sides 48 of the member 42 forproviding a flap when the cover member 40 is folded as shown in FIG. 7.The cover member 40 is folded in the same manner as the cover member 6and the member or flap 44 can be connected by snap fastener or the liketo member 42 for maintaining the flap in the closed position. The sizeof the members 42, 44 can be selected in accordance with the desiredsize of the carrying kit in the folded condition. Moreover, the pockets52 formed in the member 42 can be arranged in accordance with theindividual cosmetic items and accessories which are to be fitted intothe kit. J

While specific embodiments of the invention have been shown anddescribed in detail to illustrate the application of the inventiveprinciples, it will be understood that the invention may be embodiedotherwise without departing from such principles.

What is claimed is:

1. A method of making a fitted kit suitable for use in the manner of ahandbag comprising handknitting or crocheting a first rectangularmember, foldingover each of two opposite sides of the first member ontothe same side thereof so that the folded over portions are in laterallyspaced relationship to one another, attaching the folded over portionsto the remainder of the first member at spaced locations forming pocketstherebetween for holding small items-attaching a second rectangularmember to the side of said first member opposite said folded overportions, attaching fastening members to said second member, folding thefirst and second members with the folded over portions over upon itselfinto a handbag-like kit with the folded over portions located inwardlyand securing the members in the folded position by means of thefastening members.

1. A method of making a fitted kit suitable for use in the manner of ahandbag comprising handknitting or crocheting a first rectangularmember, folding over each of two opposite sides of the first member ontothe same side thereof so that the folded over portions are in laterallyspaced relationship tO one another, attaching the folded over portionsto the remainder of the first member at spaced locations forming pocketstherebetween for holding small items, attaching a second rectangularmember to the side of said first member opposite said folded overportions, attaching fastening members to said second member, folding thefirst and second members with the folded over portions over upon itselfinto a handbag-like kit with the folded over portions located inwardlyand securing the members in the folded position by means of thefastening members.